New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-26

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The report of the Assembly Committee on
tho Constitutional Convention in reply to the
Governors veto is strong document. 1t
makes kindling wood of the reasons which
Mr.. Hill advanced for killing constitutional
bill drafted and passed in obedience to man.
date of the Constitution. The report takes up
these reasons in the order in which they ap-
pear in the veto and demolishes them. The
report reveals the Governor in his true light
as political schemer bent upon nothing but
partisan advantage
THE TRIBUNE's surmise that County De-
mocacy and Tammany Hall leaders were
using their influence to break up the last
hisgraceful "combine' in the Board of Alder
lnen was justified yesterday when those
doughty political chicftains Richard Croker
(Tam) and Maurice j. Power &c. d. visited
the Mayor 1t is understood that they gave
him the assurance that the Aldermen would
be on their good behavior and make no
further opposition 10 the granting Of fran
chises to electric light companies The city
is now likely to get what it is entitled to in
the matter Of streetlighting.
The Legislature of this State will adjourn
sine die at noon today unless concurrent
resolution is adopted extending the time.
Owing TO the fact that largo number of bills
are awaiting third reading, it is not impossible
that such resolution may go through Two
causes combined to make this session an IN
usually long one The election of United
States Senator took place on the 10Th Of jan
uary, and until that exciting canvass was
ended the business Of lawmaking was practi-
cally postponed. That was one cause. The
other was the great and general Importance of
many of the measures that were placed upon
the calendars of the two Houses.
There was certainly no lack of interest or
enthusiasm shown at the Inass-mecting held
last night in the Cooper Union in the interest
of the Ant-SaIoon Republican movement. The
Hpceches were forcible, eloquent and pointed
and many able letters werc read. Pthy ex-
tracts from the letters and fairly full reports
of the speeches will be found in our news
to a large extent the principles set forth by
tho National Anti-Saloon Conference held in
Chicago. They declare pronounced war against
the saloon and the saloon influence, and call
upon the Republican party TO take decided
stand on this question.
The French crisis continues, all attempts
on the part of General Boulangers friends and
foes to form Ministry being unavailing. NJ.
Floquet's indiscrect utterances respecting Rus
sia few years ago have rendered it mprac-
ticablo for him to become Premier, although his
name is mentioned as candidate whenever o
Government resigns. NJ Duclero would have
a very brief tenure of Office If he were to ac-
cept the thankless task of heading an anti
Boulanger Ministry. The Royalists are profit
ing by the crisis, since the stability of Republi
can institutions is menaced by the dissensions
of the maiorty When the Republicans perceive
Tho dangerous tendencies Of tho present crisis
they will compromise their differences and
patch up another Cabinet makeshift.
1t has long been matter of notoriety that
sub-letting of contr acts on the new Aqueduct
was practlsed on an extensive scae, and no
possible room for doubt on that point appears
to have been left by the disclosures concerning